Follow-up tests on tap water in an Olathe neighborhood indicated that there is not a dangerous level of lead, but some residents said they haven't yet been given the all-clear.

Follow-up tests on tap water in an Olathe neighborhood indicated that there is not a dangerous level of lead, but some residents said they haven't yet been given the all-clear.

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Updated: 10:49 PM CDT Apr 22, 2016

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WEBVTT KMBC 9'S TAISHA WALKER IS LIVE IN OLATHE WITH WHAT'S NEXT SOME PEOPLE WILL NOT DRINK THE WATER. TAISHA: IT IS GREAT NEWS BUT NOT FOR EVERYONE. 79 PEOPLE RECEIVED LETTERS LETTING THEM KNOW THEIR LAB TEST RESULTS WERE IN AND THEIR WATER WAS SAFE TO DRINK BUT NOT EVERYONE IS ABLE TO DRINK FROM THE TAP. A LOT OF PEOPLE OPENING A BOTTLE OF WATER TONIGHT. SARA ANDERSEN CAME HOME TO MORE BOTTLED WATER OUTSIDE HER DOOR AND A LETTER FROM THE CITY. >> MY NOTE SAID THAT EITHER MY TEST RESULTS AREN'T BACK YET OR I DIDN'T SUBMIT THE TEST, WHI I KNEW I SUBMITTED 24 HOURS LATE. TAISHA: ANDERSEN SAYS SHE DIDN'T GET THE INITIAL MEMO. THE ONE ALERTING HOMEOWNERS IN THE RIDGEVIEW SOUTH NEIGHBORHOOD NOT TO DRINK OR COOK FROM THE TAP BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE LEAD IN OTHER WORDS, SHE AND HER FOUR DOGS DRANK THE WATER. >> 400 POUNDS OF DOGS AND THERE'S NO STOPPING THEM FRO DRINKING THE WATER BECAUSE THEY CAN LIFT THE LIDS. THEY CAN ACTUALLY TURN ON THE FAUCET. TAISHA: 79 OUT OF 105 HOMES IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD CAN USE THEIR FAUCETS AGAIN. LAB RESULTS FROM THOSE WATER SAMPLES FOUND NO HIGH LEVELS OF LEAD. THE CITY APOLOGIZED FOR THE FALSE-POSITIVE RESULTS ITS METERS GAVE AND FOR WITHHOLDING THAT INFORMATION FROM CUSTOMERS FOR SEVERAL DAYS. >> WE REGRET IT AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE. WE -- THIS INCIDENT OBVIOUSLY CAUSED CONCERN, IT CAUSED ALARM, BUT WHENEVER OUR PUBLIC HEALTH IS AT RISK, WE HAVE AN IDEA THERE'S A POTENTIAL ISSUE, WE'RE GOING LET PEOPLE KNOW. TAISHA: WHILE THE DOGS MIGHT NOT KNOW THE DIFFERENCE, ANDERSEN SAYS SHE CAN'T WAIT UNTIL WAT IS FLOWING FROM THE TAP AGAIN. >> I HAVE NOT BEEN AFFECTED BY THE WATER BUT TO BRUSH YOUR TEETH, I'VE BEEN USING THE HYDRO GLOSSER AND FILLING THAT BECAUSE IT'S TOO HARD TO BRUSH YOUR TEETH AND SPIT. TAISHA ANDERSEN'S WATER SAMPLE IS BEING TESTED AT A LAB. THE RESULTS COULD BE BACK IN BY MONDAY. MEANTIME, SHE AND OTHER HOMEOWNERS WILL BE RECEIVING A

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Some Olathe residents still wait for all clear from lead tests

Follow-up tests on tap water in an Olathe neighborhood indicated that there is not a dangerous level of lead, but some residents said they haven't yet been given the all-clear.